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Though the team result wasn’t what the Wildcat swimmers wanted, not all of them came away empty handed against Knoxville Webb.

Rebecca Williams

Though the team result wasn’t what the Wildcat swimmers wanted, not all of them came away empty handed against Knoxville Webb.

The Spartans defeated Oak Ridge 194-134 Tuesdsay in the Wildcats first swim meet since Dec. 15.

Elisabeth Gallmeier placed first in both the 200 freestyle (2:02.43) and in the 500 freestyle with a personal best time of 5:23.72. Lois Johnson, Katherine Zhang, Sarah Kate Rogers and Kathleen O'Neil won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:53.46.

Oak Ridge has just one regular season meet left on the schedule. The Wildcats will host the all-county meet Wednesday, Jan. 16, against rivals Anderson County and Clinton.

Oak Ridge will then start preparing for the Knox-area Interscholastic Swim League (KISL) championship meet at Allan Jones Aquatic Center at UT.

The diving competition will be held on Friday, Jan. 25, and the swimming competition to be held on Sunday, Jan. 27. The diving begins at 6:30 p.m. while the swimming begins with the preliminary rounds at 9 a.m.

The Aquatic Center will also host the State Meet this season on Feb. 8 and 9.